Nevertheless, the two set out to work with Chief Nyback (PAUL DOOLEY) and his team to figure out who killed the young woman. The obvious suspect is her abusive boyfriend, Randy Stetz (JONATHAN JACKSON), particularly since he's now seeing Kay's former best friend, Tanya Francke (KATHERINE ISABELLE).
Yet, Will senses that there's more to the case than that, and begins to believe that local novelist Walter Finch (ROBIN WILLIAMS) might somehow be involved. Things become more complicated, however, when Hap is shot and killed and Will suffers from a bout of insomnia in this summer land where the sun never sets. As he tries to deal with both of those issues, he's then lured into a dangerous psychological game of cat and mouse with Walter, all while trying to keep his sanity so that he can solve the case.
Violence consists of several people being shot to death, another murder taking place before the film starts (with brief flashback images to parts of it), a person being shot in the leg, non-lethal fighting and threatening (once with a gun to the head). Some of those scenes and others may be unsettling and/or suspenseful to viewers, some have bloody results, and all involve characters with bad attitudes (including a killer and a corrupt cop).
Several characters drink and/or smoke, while some imitative behavior is also present, as are some tense family scenes (regarding the above deaths). If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2002) (Al Pacino, Robin Williams) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Heavy
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Extreme
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Mild
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed May 8, 2002 / Posted May 24, 2002
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